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A 14-year-old stabbed to death on  a London bus
Emergency vehicles surround  a red double-decker bus  472 on a busy road.
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A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a double-decker bus in what police have described as "a  horrific crime".
The victim was killed on the 472 bus on Woolwich Church  Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road in Woolwich, south-east London, at  around 14:30  GMT.
The teenager died at the scene shortly after paramedics from  the London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance arrived, the Metropolitan Police  added.
Chief Inspector Louise Sargent said: "Our thoughts are with the victim's family and  friends...I can't imagine what  she must be going through  at this time."

Video title: Footage taken by local residents shows the aftermath of the  knife attack
No arrests have been  made, but a police cordon and road closures remain in  place. The latest stabbing comes just three months after another  teenager died in  a stabbing in Woolwich.
Daèjaun Campbell, 15, was stabbed  to death in  September.
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After his death, his  mother, Jodie  Taylor, pleaded for the "senseless killing" to  stop.
Last year, 11  teenagers lost their lives  after being murdered in  London.
This is the lowest  figure since 2012, but many are calling for  much more  significant action. Matthew Pennycook, Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, said he was "deeply saddened  by the loss of another young life in our  community".
He added in his message: "My thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased."
"We need to  keep this in mind."
Mark Rodney, chief executive of Project Lifeline, an organisation that  tackles youth knife crime, described the killing as  "another devastating blow  to the  community."
"We need to take  stock of what is really happening in our communities and start  looking at other  ways to find  solutions," he  said.
"He's a child,  he's a  child, he  hasn't lived his life  yet."
"The wounds  of Daèjaun's death are  still not healed in the  community.
"I think two weeks  ago this young man  paid floral tribute to a young man  who died in September, not knowing that  today would be that  person." "Two weeks ago, he didn't  think he  would find himself in this situation  today."
The Mayor of  London, Sir Sadiq  Khan, said: "My thoughts are with the family, friends and community  of Greenwich following the  horrific fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old  boy."
"This heartbreaking violence has absolutely no place in our  city." »
"I am in close contact with police  leadership - an investigation is  ongoing and local residents will see increased patrols in the area."
The London Ambulance Service said it  had sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a  rapid response  vehicle, an incident response officer and a paramedic from its tactical response unit,  as well as the Air  Ambulance from London. »
A spokesman said  that "despite the best efforts of our  teams", the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.

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